Below were the updates shared by Ben Cherington during hisappearance on his weekly, team-produced radio program:
• Esmerlyn Valdez was hit by a pitch last night on the elbow for Class AAA Indianapolis: "Initial x-rays were negative. ... Escaped anything serious."
• The benefit to signing a long-term deal with Konnor Griffin is a shared benefit for player and team: "It sort of puts the business of baseball on the side. Konnor can put all of his energy into being the best player he possibly can."
• On pitch counts and removing pitchers early: "First thing, it is Donnie's call and he's getting a lot of inputs before the game with Bill Murphy and other people. There's a meeting every day before the game to go through the game and basically try to script the game. That meeting gets, I would say, maybe 80 yards down the field. The last 20 yards is what you learn during the game. They're obviously watching what's happening during the game and reacting to the information that's coming from the game."
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Cherington: Valdez escapes serious elbow injury
Below were the updates shared by Ben Cherington during his appearance on his weekly, team-produced radio program:
• Esmerlyn Valdez was hit by a pitch last night on the elbow for Class AAA Indianapolis: "Initial x-rays were negative. ... Escaped anything serious."
• The benefit to signing a long-term deal with Konnor Griffin is a shared benefit for player and team: "It sort of puts the business of baseball on the side. Konnor can put all of his energy into being the best player he possibly can."
• On pitch counts and removing pitchers early: "First thing, it is Donnie's call and he's getting a lot of inputs before the game with Bill Murphy and other people. There's a meeting every day before the game to go through the game and basically try to script the game. That meeting gets, I would say, maybe 80 yards down the field. The last 20 yards is what you learn during the game. They're obviously watching what's happening during the game and reacting to the information that's coming from the game."
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